User console system for robotic surgery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic surgery systems lack an ergonomic and adaptable user console that can adjust to different user profiles and surgical procedures, leading to potential user discomfort and reduced operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A user console with an adjustable ergonomic seat assembly, multiple display configurations, and control options that automatically adjust based on user profiles and surgical procedures, including a docking station for handheld controls and a foot pedal assembly, to enhance user comfort and control precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user console has fixed controls and display positions, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates for different users
Solution Approach 1:
The console controller automatically adjusts the position of the display and controls based on detected user characteristics (height, arm length, etc.), transforming a static console into a dynamic one that adapts to different users. This resolves the contradiction by enabling ease of operation for multiple users while managing complexity through automated adjustment rather than manual configuration for each user.
Solution Approach 2:
The console performs self-adjustment based on user input data, automatically positioning the display and controls without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by detecting user characteristics and autonomously configuring the optimal layout, thereby improving ease of operation while avoiding the complexity of manual adjustment mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the console is designed for a single user profile, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The console is designed to serve multiple user profiles by detecting and adapting to different user characteristics. The same hardware configuration can be optimized for different users through automated position adjustment based on detected anthropometric data, achieving universality without requiring multiple specialized consoles.
Solution Approach 2:
The console changes operational parameters (display position, control positions) based on detected user characteristics. By varying these parameters according to user height, arm length, and other measurements, the system achieves adaptability to different users while maintaining the same physical hardware, thereby avoiding the complexity of multiple configurations.
3Loss of time
If manual adjustment of display and controls is required, then the device complexity is reduced, but the loss of time increases for setup
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of user characteristics and automatically configures the optimal display and control positions before the user begins operation. This preliminary automatic configuration eliminates the time-consuming manual adjustment process, resolving the contradiction by reducing setup time while managing complexity through automated detection and positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
A user console for controlling a remote surgical robotic instrument may include an adjustable ergonomic seat assembly comprising a seat pan, where the seat assembly is configurable between a seated configuration and an elevated configuration, and where the seat pan has a higher anteverted position in the elevated configuration than in the seated configuration. The user console may further include a display configured to receive real time surgical information, and one or more controls for remotely controlling the robotic instrument. The display and/or the one or more controls may have multiple positions and change position automatically according to a seating profile associated with at least one user.